Amos Ron, CEO, Israel Ports Development & Assets Company Ltd. announced last week his intention to resign his post this summer

The Ashdod port company released last week a summary of its activity for 2005. The financial summery indicate a profit of NIS 30 million in its first year of activity since the Israeli port industry was reformed

The Israel Diamond Institute (IDI) announced last week that it will sponser the first ever Israel Diamond Pavilion at the Hong Kong International Jewellery Show, to be held on March 6-9, 2006.

Towards 4 p.m on Teusday, Feb. 7th, Israel Airpots Authority (IAA) worker’s strike ended. During the strike all loading and unloading of cargo on passenger’s planes which landed in Israel was terminated

Mano Shipping have chosen “Israel Shipyards” to do the maintenance work and renovations on 3 luxury ships. Mano will invest 6 Million NIS in the renovation. Some of the shipping jobs will be made abroad

The group of businessmen will look into buying agricultre machinery and growth technologies in desret and mountain areas. About 50 additional visits from Arab and muslim countries which do not have diplomatic relation with Israel are expected

Israel Export and International Cooperation Institute (IEICI) announced last week that Israeli industrial export to Arab countries (not including diamonds) increased by 29% in 2005 and totaled an estimated USD 232.6 million

In its recent edition, published February 6th, Forbes rated Israel in 28th place (among 135 countries rated) on its first Capital Hospitality Index of investor-friendly countries